EU bans DMF in consumer products

The European Union has banned dimethylfumarate (DMF) in consumer products, such as sofas, shoes and soft toys. The biocide DMF has caused severe allergic reactions, including skin itching, irritation, redness, burns and, in some cases, acute respiratory difficulties, in hundreds of consumers in the EU because of its use in imported, every day, consumer products such as couches and shoes. There has even been one case of a soft toy for small children.